Hair-waving iron and method of making same



1,491,415 i 1924 J. a. PEGELOW HAIR WAVING IRON AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Filed April 11. 1923. 2 Sheets-Sheet I JMXW V /4; Ir 3, 5

April 22, 1924. 1,491,415 J. G. PEGELOW HAIR WAVING IRON AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Filed April 11. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 i in Patented Apr. 22, 1924:.

JOHN oonnon rnonnow, or. onroaeo, ILLINOIS.

nem-wavrno nert AND ain'rnon or a a SAME.

App1ieation filed April 11, 1922. Serial in. 631,359.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN GORDON Peon- LOW, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Hair-Waving Irons and Methods of Making Same, of which the following is a description.

My invention relates to an improvement in hair-curling or marcelling irons and more particularly to an iron of the kind described, which may be used for waving the hair and which is simple in Construction, neat and attractive in appearance, convenient, compact, durable, reliable, efficient and satisfactory for use wherever found applicable.

Another object of my invention is to make an iron as described, which will be extremely light in weight and low in manufacturing cost and which will become heated uniformly over its exterior or working surface.

Many other objects and advantages of the construction herein shown and described will be obvious to those skilled in the art from the disclosures herein given.

To this end my invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and combination of parts herein shown and described, and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the characters indicate like or corresponding parts: I

Fig. 1 is a plan view illustrating the piece of stock from which the hair-waver is made;

in. 2 illustrates the next step in formthe iron; ig. 3 illustrates the next step or swagoperation;

n step has been performed;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken substantially on line 55 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken substantially on line 66 of Fig. 2; 4

Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken substantially on line 77 of Fig. 8;

Fig. 8 is a sectional View taken substan tially on line 88 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 9 is a plan view showing the completed iron, together with the handle therefor; and

Fig. 10 is a sectional view taken substantially on line 1010 of Fig. 9.

In the drawings, wherein I have illustrated the preferred embodiment of my invendrawings, wherein like reference ig. a illustrates the iron after the twist-- tion and the preferred method of making the same, '1 indicates a hair-engaging part or shank of the hair-waving iron, and 2 the handle therefor, the shank part being preferably of metal, and the handle being of some heat-insulating material, such as wood, or the like. A number of spiral grooves 3 have been formed on the shank portion 1 to extend longitudinally thereof and upon which the hair to be treated is to be wound,

and for certain purposes a sl1'ield4 may be secured to one end of the shank portion 1 to hold the hair in place upon'the shank 1. If r '70 provided upon the shield 4 to cooperate with j the spiral ridges and grooves of the shank/ desired, corrugations or indentations may be In'order that the shield mayrhave a wide swing and in the form shown, preferably through an arc of nearly 90 degrees, or'at' least more than 4-5 degrees, the thumb-engaging portion 5 of the shield is offsetto one side of the handle so that when the.

thumb isdepressedto raise the shield the thumb will swing past the handle of the curler. In this way there is no danger of injury to the hair while it is being inserted or wound onto the shank.

A heating element 6' is preferably removably insertable into the hollow interiorof the shank 1 andis car 'ied by a plugpart- 7 fitting into the handle 2 and oooperable therewith. By this means the heating element maybe removed wheneverdesired. I prefer to form the shank portlonfrom a metal tube 1 of the desired thickness and out to. the desired length, as shown in Fig. 1, this tube oeing preferably of circular cross-section The next step in the operation of forming the shank is to swage, stamp or press a maj or portion of the shank into a hollow square in radial cross-section, as shownfat' 7 in Fig. 2,'the socket portion 8 of the handle being left in its original hol-' low circular shape.

The next step in the operation is to form a number of ridges or vanes longitudinally of the shank, and in the form'shown the shank is made cruciform in radial crosssection, as indicated at 9. During the process of forming the cruciform cross-section, an arbor 10 may be inserted within the hollow shank in order to temporarily press it or reinforce it during the operation, this arbor being preferably tapered from end to end in radial cross-section so that it may be more easily removed from the shank.

r I r The next step in the operation is to twist the cruciform cross-sectioned shank so as to form spirals extending longitudinally of the shank, as indicated in Fig. 4, and in which 3 represents the grooves or hollows between the spaced ridges or vanes 11 of the cruciform cross-section. After this operation the arbor may be removed and the free end of the twisted section closed up by soldering, welding or the like, as shown in Fig. 9. The handle portion 2 may then be inserted into the socket 8 and the heating element inserted through the handle and shank.

By forming the shank portion of a tubular member cruciform in cross-section there will be an even distribution of the heat from the heating element arranged therein. The heating element preferably just contacts with the innermost portions of the hollows 30, shown in Fig. 10, and the open spaces between the opposed inner surfaces of the ridges permit the even distribution of heat from the heating element into said spaces to heat the ridges.

Having thus described my invention, it is obvious that various immaterial modifications may be made in the same without departing from the spirit of my invention; hence I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the exact form, construction, arrangement and combination of parts herein shown and described or uses mentioned.

hat I claim as new and desire to secure Letters Patent is:

1. A hair-Waving iron comprising a hairengaging shank, a handle portion, and a heating element insertable into said shank. said shank being tubular and having spaced ridges extending spirally therealong.

2. A hair-waving iron of the kind described, comprising a tubular shank portion having a series of spaced. radially arranged ridges integral therewith and extending spirally longitudinally thereof, the material of said shank and ridges being. of even thickness throughout, and a handle secured to one end of said shank.

3. A hainwaving iron of the kind de scribed, comprising a tubular shank portion having a series of spaced radially arranged ridges struck up integrally therefrom and extending spirally longitudinally thereof, the material of said shank being of even thickness throughout, a handle secured to one end of said shank, and a heating element insertable through said shank.

ff. A hair-waving iron of the kind described, comprising a shank portion tubular throughout and having a series of hair engaging, spaced radially arranged ridges extending spirally longitudinally thereof, said shank being of even thickness throughout, a handle secured to one end of said shank, a hair-engaging shield pivoted at one end of said shank and having spiral corrugations therein to snugly engage said ridges, and means for actuating said shield through an arc of more than degrees relative to said. shank.

5. A hair-waving iron of the kind described, comprising a spirally twisted tubular shank portion, a handle at one end thereof, a heating element insertable through said handle, a shield pivotally secured to said shank at the handle-receiving end, and

a member on said shield and offset from the iron so as to be engageable by the operators thumb to move it past the axis of said handle and said shank to lift the shield through the desired angle.

6. A hair-waving iron comprising a tubular shank, a handle portion, and a heating element insertable into said shank, said shank having longitudinal ridges extending spirally therealong, the inner opposed walls of said ridges spaced apart to form openings therebetween.

7. A hair-Waving iron of the kind described, comprising a hair-engaging spirally twisted tubular shank portion, a handle at one end thereof, and a heating element insertable through said handle into said hollow shank.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two Slll) scribing witnesses.

J O'HN GORDON PEGELOW.

Witnesses ARTHUR KRUEGER, Mrs. A. J. PEoELow. 

